The Latest Breaking News from Izmir

Turkey is one of the popular holiday destinations among UK travellers.

Tour operator, Jet2holidays, has said this growth has been driven by demand resulting in an upsurge in flying frequency, longer seasons, and the launch of holidays to a new Turkish destination, Izmir, in 2019

Beautiful destinations have been added to the 2024 programme

Attacks on politicians and election workers have marred the last few weeks of campaigning before Sunday’s votes.

A fire has broken out at a condominium building in the Izmir province of Turkey, with the blaze quickly engulfing the entire building shortly after it started

The budget-friendly breaks to take, from penny-saving in Prague to affordable Athens

Seats for the new routes are now on sale

Beyza Taskiran is reported to have been in a heated discussion on her phone to a mystery person when she plunged to her death at the Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir

The film, Smyrna, depicts the 1922 catastrophe at the end of the Greco-Turkish war that destroyed much of the city of Smyrna (now Izmir). See how the Guardian reported events at the time

Jet2 will be flying from Bristol to Izmir, Bourgas (Bulgaria), Costa de Almeria and Naples, East Midlands will gain new weekly services to Crete and Naples, while Newcastle airport will benefit from flights to Crete every seven days

Setting aside longstanding strategic rivalry, Greece and Türkiye on Monday inaugurated a "friendship line" ferry link between Thessalonika in northern Greece and the western Turkish port of Izmir. Greek-based shipping company Levante Ferries announced the MV "Smyrna di Levante" vessel had started passenger and freight services between the two countries,…